"I love you too. I don't care who knows it. Come with me."

Then he took my hand and led me out on to the stage.

I squeezed my eyes shut against the blinding lights. The roaring of the crowd filled my ears. I had to place all of my trust in Jax to steer me where he wanted me to go.

He never let go of my hand.

"I've got something special for you all tonight." His voice boomed into the mic. The wild cheering seemed to go on endlessly. I opened my eyes and looked out at the crowd and felt woozy. The sea of people seemed to go on for miles and miles and …

Jax bent down to me and gently turned my head. The minute I saw those electric blue eyes, I felt my heart rate return to normal. He nodded slightly and then stood up again. "Ladies and gentleman, tonight I'm going to clear up a mystery. Standing here on stage with me tonight is the only woman I've ever loved. Let's have a big round of applause for the woman that brought you 'Cocky.' " He paused to let the wave of applause wash over us. "She's here with me now. My Lil Bit."

Chapter Forty-Three

Jax

The next day we flew out of New York to begin the European leg of the tour. Of course, I brought my Bit with me. But I made one important stop before we left.

The lights of Paris blinked outside the hotel window as Bit stretched out on the massive king-sized bed, scrolling through the gossip sites with an amused smile on her face.

"Apparently, you are a dangerously sexy bad boy, but I am some sort of perverted gold-digger."

"Wait, you're not?" I grinned.

"Ass. Oh wait, this one calls me your smut-slinging stepsister. I like the alliteration there." She poked her tongue into the corner of her mouth as she scrolled to the next article. "Apparently this whole story lends itself to alliteration. Sordid Step Scandal. Nice."

I smiled and pulled the small, velvet box from its hiding place and plopped myself down onto the bed next to her. She was so engrossed in our press that it took her a moment to notice what I was holding. But when she finally did, her reaction was worth waiting for. Her eyes went wide, her lips parted, and the most amazing flush spread across her cheeks. I had planned on saying something flowery, a poetic declaration of my undying love and all that shit, but when I saw the way her breasts began to rise and fall as her breath came faster, my mind went completely blank of what I had prepared. Instead I said exactly what I was thinking.

"Well, if they think this is a scandal, wait 'til they see you wearing this."

I slid the narrow band onto her elfin finger. It fit perfectly.

Lily stared at it, the sparkle of the diamond reflecting in her wide eyes.

Then she looked at me. "Wait… you're not even going to ask me to marry you before you put it on my finger?"

"Do I have to?"

She rolled her eyes. "Oh my God, you are so fucking cocky …"

I grabbed her hand, loving the way the ring felt under my fingertips. "You make me cocky, Bit. It's you. The way you look at me, the way you make me feel. When I'm with you, I feel like I have everything." I tipped her chin up to brush her lips with mine. "I thought you'd know that by now."

She blinked. Exhaled. "We're so young."

"I don't need to keep looking for what I already have."

"So cocky …" She trailed off when she saw me raise my eyebrows. "Don't even say it," she admonished me, before wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling me to down to her lips.

"You got it right, babe," I said, grinning as I kissed my Lil Bit.

THE END

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